I'm not familiar with this factor. I guess it refers to early playoff exits?
- 1979AD

Good enough to put up 50 points and 100 pims consistently every season. Good enough to represent USA at every international tournanment. Good enough to captain one of the best team in the NHL for the past decade

$6m a year for a past his prime forward who is slowing down? Sure, that's good value - he definitely earned that with his 45 points last year.





8 goals in 39 games last year definitely translates to 30 this year. I guess that math was part of that Georgetown entrance exam that you failed.
- lumlums

Eric Staal:
31 Years Old
781 career points in 929 games
Last Season: 39 points
Signed for $3.5 million for 2 years

David Backes:
32 Years Old
460 Career points in 727 games
Last Season: 45 points
Signed for $6 Million for 5 years

hmmm

Kristen Shilton‏ @kristen_shilton
Mitch Marner racing back on defence and sprawling out to block a shot is the best thing I've seen at summer skate so far
- burn

Marner FTW

Huge improvement. The David Backes factor, plus more of our youngsters will have a chance to make more of an impact. Full year of Frankie Vatrano means we add another 30 goal scorer into our lineup
- TylerSeguin19

are you jumping on the pens bandwagon?
- Tumbleweed

Probably jumping on the stars bandwagon. He is probably a bigger stars fan then Bruins fan

I wonder if McLellan would have even better things to say about Galchenyuk (Matthews stole the spot from him because Toronto)?
- 1979AD

They love this Matthews kid..

Vartrano is a 30 goal scorer guys....... Leafs are gonna score 900 goals this year apparently.

Eric Staal:
31 Years Old
781 career points in 929 games
Last Season: 39 points
Signed for $3.5 million for 2 years

David Backes:
32 Years Old
460 Career points in 727 games
Last Season: 45 points
Signed for $6 Million for 5 years

hmmm
- BINGO!

Lose errisson add backes doesn't make you better.


And dear god, vatrano is a 30 goal scorer?
- burn

36 goals in 36 games in his first year of professional hockey.

You get this kid playing on a line with one of the best playmakers in the game (krejci) for a full season, you easily get 30+ goals for frankie

Eric Staal:
31 Years Old
781 career points in 929 games
Last Season: 39 points
Signed for $3.5 million for 2 years

David Backes:
32 Years Old
460 Career points in 727 games
Last Season: 45 points
Signed for $6 Million for 5 years

hmmm
- BINGO!

Nobody wants to invest more than a 2 year term into any Staal cause they're all trash and overrated by fans. Backes is a special type player with the elements he brings to a team

36 goals in 36 games in his first year of professional hockey.

You get this kid playing on a line with one of the best playmakers in the game (krejci) for a full season, you easily get 30+ goals for frankie
- TylerSeguin19

How many guys in the league scored over 30 last year....?

Oh, I see only 3 guys scored 30 or more on the B's last year.

Good enough to put up 50 points and 100 pims consistently every season. Good enough to represent USA at every international tournanment. Good enough to captain one of the best team in the NHL for the past decade
- TylerSeguin19

36 goals in 36 games in his first year of professional hockey.

You get this kid playing on a line with one of the best playmakers in the game (krejci) for a full season, you easily get 30+ goals for frankie
- TylerSeguin19

Good enough to put up 50 points and 100 pims consistently every season. Good enough to represent USA at every international tournanment. Good enough to captain one of the best team in the NHL for the past decade
- TylerSeguin19

Good enough to put up 50 points and 100 pims consistently every season. Good enough to represent USA at every international tournanment. Good enough to captain one of the best team in the NHL for the past decade
- TylerSeguin19

Backes Played his first full year with the Blues in 2006-2007.

06-07 - Missed Playoffs
07-08 - Missed Playoffs
08-09 - Lost First Round
09-10 - Missed Playoffs
10-11 - Missed Playoffs
11-12 - Lost Second Round
12-13 - Lost First Round
13-14 - Lost First Round
14-15 - Lost First Round
15-16 - Lost Third round

- lumlums

Mark my words

- Delryk

Nobody wants to invest more than a 2 year term into any Staal cause they're all trash and overrated by fans. Backes is a special type player with the elements he brings to a team
- TylerSeguin19

How many guys in the league scored over 30 last year....?

Oh, I see only 3 guys scored 30 or more on the B's lastyear.
- bixll

28 players got 30, of which 10 of those guys got exactly 30.


Needless to say, I think that his expectations are somewhat off...

Good enough to put up 50 points and 100 pims consistently every season. Good enough to represent USA at every international tournanment. Good enough to captain one of the best team in the NHL for the past decade
- TylerSeguin19

You dumped a guy that is a year younger who puts up 60+ pts. For 50pts(trending down)

Mark my words
- TylerSeguin19

vesey signing in boston too?

Nobody wants to invest more than a 2 year term into any Staal cause they're all trash and overrated by fans. Backes is a special type player with the elements he brings to a team
- TylerSeguin19

You could really have learned more about the elements if you had gotten into Georgetown

Mark my words
- TylerSeguin19

Last time you told us this Bruiniak, you ended up looking very, VERY stupid

36 goals in 36 games in his first year of professional hockey.

You get this kid playing on a line with one of the best playmakers in the game (krejci) for a full season, you easily get 30+ goals for frankie
- TylerSeguin19

At least your expectations are reasonable.

28 players got 30, of which 10 of those guys got exactly 30.


Needless to say, I think that his expectations are somewhat off...
- lumlums